BY HILDA MUÑOZ, hmunoz@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, December 26, 2012

State police have issued an alert for a 12-year-old runaway last seen Tuesday in New Haven. Ashley Cox is described as a white female with blue eyes. She has blond hair with black lowlights. She is 5-feet 3-inches, 153 pounds. She was last seen at 20 Judson Ave. She was wearing a turquoise Aéropostale hoody, blue jeans with pink trim on the pockets and tan Ugg boots. She wore her hair in a bun. Cox left with her 60-pound golden Labrador. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call New Haven police at 203-946-6316

BY HILDA MUÑOZ, hmunoz@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, February 14, 2011

Police are at the scene of a possible murder suicide attempt on Auburn Street. Police believe a female victim has died. A male is en route to the hospital with what appear to be life-threatening injuries, police said. He is being guarded by two officers, police said. Check back for updates.

A 57-year-old man sustained a serious head injury during a robbery tonight at Blatchley Avenue and Exchange Street, police said. He was with a 17-year-old male when they were assaulted and robbed about 7:15 p.m. by four males wearing masks, police said. Police are investigating. —Hilda Muñoz

By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY, cdempsey@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, March 14, 2012

Police have charged a city man with raping a woman while she was camped out with Occupy New Haven. England Gamble, 53, of Orange Street was charged Tuesday with first-degree sexual assault and first-degree unlawful restraint, police said. Gamble is not part of the Occupy movement, police said. According to a press release from Officer David B Hartman, several people involved in the Occupy movement had gone to check on the woman Tuesday afternoon because they hadn't seen her yet that day. One of them looked into the tent and found the woman, but she wasn't able to respond to her visitor.

By SAMAIA HERNANDEZ, smhernandez@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, January 31, 2012

A 20-year-old city man is in serious condition after being shot several times near Clay and Haven streets shortly before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, police said. The man was sitting in a parked car with his friend when he was shot, police said. He was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was in serious but stable condition Tuesday night. Post Your Comment Below

BY HILDA MUÑOZ, hmunoz@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, January 28, 2013

A suspect in a series of robberies was arrested at a Grand Avenue market Monday morning when a police officer, who was picking up a breakfast sandwich, recognized him, police said. Officer Jose Escobar believed that the suspect, Christopher Vitti, was armed. Instead of approaching Vitti in the Victor's Market, Escobar walked outside and called for backup. Two other officers arrived. Escobar and the two other officers went inside the market and took Vitti into custody, a police report says.

By SAMAIA HERNANDEZ, smhernandez@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, May 19, 2012

Police used heavy equipment to pull a car from West River Saturday morning. The car had been reported stolen in New Haven on Tuesday. Authorities said a woman was walking in the area of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and Derby Avenue when she saw the car and called police at about 8:33 a.m. The car was about 100 feet from the bank when the dive team arrived, according to Officer David Hartman, a department spokesman. Police are investigating. Post Your Comment Below

A 32-year-old Massachussetts woman was shot in the abdomen early Friday morning, police said. Police responded to several gunshots in the area of Harding Place at 2:38 a.m., and callers reported that a woman had been shot during an argument, Officer David Hartman said. Upon arrival, officers found Deyja Jackson suffering from a gunshot wound to her abdomen, he said. Jackson was taken by ambulance to Yale-New Haven Hospital where she is listed in serious condition. Police say Jackson was one of two people on the porch of a residence at 29 Harding Place when she was shot.